Hora 25

Hora 25 sounds like a newsroom that believes the end of the day is not the end of the story. It begins with what has happened, then asks what that event reveals about institutions, parties, borders, violence and public language. The pace is brisk. The register is formal, but not bloodless. Recent episodes have followed attacks in Lebanon, the war in Gaza, threats aimed at Spain, negotiations involving Iran, and the position of Spanish political leaders under international pressure. The show does not treat those questions as distant diplomacy. It asks who is willing to name the actors, who hides behind abstraction, and what a responsible state position should require. That same method carries into domestic coverage. Pedro Sánchez’s China visit, migration regularization, weather alerts, and election dynamics in Hungary appear alongside correspondent reports and studio analysis. Hora 25 also gives sustained space to interviews. Antonio Maestre is questioned through a difficult argument about male socialization, far-right radicalization, democratic responsibility and everyday antifascism. Antonio Martínez Duarte explains narcotrafficking as an economic, territorial and policing problem, with Spain described as both a transit country and a producer of marijuana. The result is not a loose discussion show. It is an accumulating argument, built from reporting, challenge, correction and named detail. The program can be blunt. It can also be dryly warm, especially in weekend segments where studio personalities briefly loosen the atmosphere. Even then, the news frame remains close. The show’s strength is its refusal to separate facts from consequence. Hora 25 is for listeners who want Spanish current affairs with urgency, context and a clear willingness to judge public conduct.